Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Logan County, Oklahoma, May 26, 1963
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries4
Length34.3 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (35.73, -97.43) to the end point (35.55, -96.90), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 26, 1963, 3:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Logan County, Oklahoma County, Lincoln County
- Path
- 34.3 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 4 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 26, 1963
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1963 | F3 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 5 |
| May 26, 1963 | F3 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| May 26, 1963 | F2 | Oklahoma | 2.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1963 | F2 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1963 | F2 | Kansas | 19.6 mi | 27 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1963 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1963 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1963 | F1 | Oklahoma | 8.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1963 | F1 | Oklahoma | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1963 | F1 | Oklahoma | 1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1963 | F1 | Oklahoma | 5.7 mi | 333 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 26, 1963 | F0 | Kansas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.